CM Yogi instructs officials to recruit 31,661 teachers in Basic Education dept, within a week
The move to appoint teachers for Elementary education comes in backdrop of recent announcement by CM Yogi, where he instructed all departments to being recruitment drive for vacant posts in next 3 months.
New Delhi: At a time, when there are reports of job losses and sharp dip in employment, Uttar Pradesh seems to be on a recruitment spree. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked officials to fill all the vacant 31,661 posts in the Department of Basic Education and that too within a week.
This comes in the backdrop of recent announcement by CM Yogi Adityanath, where he instructed all departments to being recruitment drive for vacant posts in next 3 months and get the selected candidates join the service in 6 months.
According to a statement from Uttar Pradesh government, an official spokesperson informed that the Basic Education Department had conducted the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) exam for the recruitment of 69,000 teachers on January 6 of last year.
“As per a government order issued on January 7, 2019, the cut-off percentage in this exam was fixed at a minimum of 65 per cent for the general category and a minimum of 60 per cent for backward and other reserved categories, after the exam on January 6,” the statement said.
“In this regard, deciding the Special Leave Petition (SLP) of Ram Sharan Maurya versus State Government and others, the Supreme Court, on May 21, 2020, directed the State Government to complete the recruitment process on all the posts except the posts of those assistant teachers which are held by Shiksha Mitras. Hence, the Chief Minister has ordered to complete the process to fill up 31,661 posts in a week’s time,” said Uttar Pradesh government’s spokesperson.
More than 3 lakh appointments in Yogi government
In last 3.6 years of rule, Yogi government gave employment to over 3 lakh people, according to official figures released. The data is enough to silence his critics, who often tear into government, claiming that its priorities are misplaced and lopsided.
Out of 3 lakh recruitments, the Yogi government has done maximum hiring in police department. More than 1,35,000 people have joined police department of the state. After police, the elementary education department got major focus with over 50,000 fresh recruitments. Health department also saw recruitment of above 28,000 people.